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In every contest like the February
14, 2015, presidential election, there will be a winner and a loser. But the
man who is currently in charge, President Goodluck Jonathan, says he his
hinging his hope for victory in election on the blessings of God as well as the
support and confidence of Nigerians.
The president noted that he was
going into the poll to legitimately seek Nigerians’ mandate for further
service, consolidation and continuity of the country’s progress.
Speaking at the Legacy House in
Abuja on Wednesday, Jonathan said: “With all our party leaders and members, we
are going into this election season to legitimately seek our peoples’ mandate
for further service, consolidation and continuity of progress for our country.
We must place our hope for victory in nothing else but the support and
confidence of the great majority of our people and the blessing of Almighty
God.”
Stressing further that he was also
personally counting on his campaign team, the president said: “I ask you to
take on this assignment for your great party, for Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi
Sambo and also, more importantly, for the country as a whole.”
The president assured that he would
ensure that Nigerians’ votes count and that their will prevails, “as it should,
in every true democracy.”
Noting that the whole world is
watching Nigeria as the country goes to the polls this year, Jonathan expressed
optimism that the country would surely get the forthcoming election right.